CAMILLA THORNBERRY, joins Slater Heelis as an Associate Solicitor from international law firm Trowers & Hamlins. She will work as part of the Commercial Property team, primarily focusing on residential development, and will be based in the firm’s Manchester city…

The UK government has announced a significant change in the way probate fees work, moving from a flat fee of £155 through a solicitor or £215 by a member of the public for estates to a sliding scale based on…

As discussed in our previous blog, the widely reported case of Tini and Hugh Owens has attracted much criticism of current divorce law. The judgment is now in and, despite highly critical comments about the state of the law from…

After a rigorous on-site assessment by the Law Society, Slater Heelis has been awarded the Lexcel Accreditation for excellence in practice management and client care for the 13th year in a row. The optional independent assessment benchmarks firms against the…

Since its formation in 2008, Airbnb has completely changed the world of hospitality, allowing everyone with a spare bedroom to make some extra money by renting it out as and when they choose to. This is certainly a tempting prospect…

It has been reported that supermarket giant Asda is to offer new contracts to 135,000 of its staff. The new contracts will contain increased pay of £8.50 per hour but in return, Asda may call on staff to work on…

In this recent case, the Claimant, Miss Baker, claimed that she suffered from Dyslexia. This was confirmed by a psychologist’s report. The Respondent, Peninsula, were concerned about the Claimant’s performance and instructed consultants to conduct surveillance of her movements. Miss…

It can often seem easier to put something off today that can be done tomorrow. Your work, family, and social commitments can all involve substantial amounts of your time and resources and if something ‘can wait’ then there may be…

Sale, home of Slater Heelis, has been named as the fourth most desirable place to live in England in a study undertaken by the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) and Royal Mail. We can’t say we’re surprised, it…

In the recent case of Capita Translation v Siauciunas considered whether a lack of mutuality of obligation between assignments was relevant to the legal test for employment status. The Claimant worked for the Respondent under a framework agreement on an…

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